Stranger in a Strange Land: 2026

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Be Self-Sufficient - A Quotation by Andea Wanshe

Good And Perfect Gifts

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows.

James 1.17

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The People Learning Old Skills - Author Unknown

Be A Light For...A Quotation by Kylie Riordan

Kylie Riordan is an author/writer on a mission to inspire & elevate.

Monday, July 27, 2026

What A Betrayal - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

What a betrayal

Not keeping your agreements

Now, we all suffer

Note: I wrote this poem a few days ago and published for the first time today, the 27th of July, 2027. We have and will be betrayed by others in a lifetime. Political, corporate, judicial, relationship, family and whatever area of your life you can honestly look at. Contracts are broken, promises and agreements not kept. This has reached epidemic proportions in these mad times in which we live. Do the best you can.

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Trust Without Judgement - Author Unknown

The Value Of Loyalty vs. The Damage Of Betrayal - Author Unknown

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Never Folow A Leader Who Is...A Native North American Proverb

War Is A Billionaires Racket - A Quotation by Smedley Butler

Major General, USMC (Retired), (1881-1940).

The Key To Being Happy Is...A Quotation by Dodinsky

DODINSKY is the author of the New York Times bestseller, In The Garden of Thoughts, which has also been published in Germany, South Korea, China and Latin America.

A Calm Mind Sees Opportunities - A Quotation by Zeno of Citium

Zeno of Citium (born c. 335 bce, Citium, Cyprus—died c. 263, Athens) was a Hellenistic thinker who founded the Stoic school of philosophy, which influenced the development of philosophical and ethical thought in Hellenistic and Roman times.

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Respect Is Rare - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Respect is rare as all good and positive concepts have become rare within the world of Man. This was not always so, but was a result of a weakness within the human personality structure, which allowed ego to take over, rather than that mature and loving Self that you call, the Soul.

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Believe - Author Unknown

A Japanese Proverb - 日本のことわざ

始めるのは簡単だが、続けるのは難しい

日本のことわざ

Friday, July 24, 2026

If You Want Peace - A Quotation by Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was born on April 26, 121, in Rome, Italy. Known for his philosophical interests, Aurelius was one of the most respected emperors in Roman history.

A Society That Mocks Virtue - A Quotation by Plato

Plato Biography. Plato (423 BC – 348 BC) was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens – the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

The Dreams Of The Broken Are...A Quotation by Dodinsky

The dreams of the broken are mightier than the wishes of the dead.

Dodinsky,

DODINSKY is the author of the New York Times bestseller, In The Garden of Thoughts, which has also been published in Germany, South Korea, China and Latin America.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Evil Destroys Itself - A Quotation by Aristotle

Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time.

Clear Eyed, Unbending - Three Variations Of The Same Theme - Three Poems by M.N. Hopkins

Version # 1

Clear eyed, unbending

Seeing through all deceptions

Now calm and certain

Seeing through all deceptions

The reckoning comes

Version # 3

Clear eyed, unbending

Seeing through all deceptions

Justice is coming

Note: I wrote these three poems yesterday in the haiku style of poetry and published them for the first time today the 23rd of July, 2026. If you would be so kind as to tell me the number or version of the poem that most resonates with you.

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A Sign Of An Intelligent Person Is....Author Unknown

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Redeeming Ourselves - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Redeeming ourselves

In the eyes of God and Man

Purifying of hearts

Note: I wrote this poem yesterday in the haiku style of poetry and published it for the first time today, the 22nd of July, 2026.

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Concentrate On The Divine Within Others - A Quotation by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Others’ failings - focus on the divine principle the dwells in each being

There is no merit in finding fault with others, it is all too easy. Besides everybody does just that. From now on, instead of focusing on the less glorious details, we need to concentrate on the divine principle that dwells in each being. Yes, why not nurture a sacred respect for that which is divine, immortal and eternal in humans? You would then be doing some positive work on yourself in addition to helping others. Whereas by focusing on their flaws, not only are you harming yourself by feeding on filth, but you are also hindering their advancement. So is there any wonder that you feel lonely? By continually criticizing others and emphasizing their failings, you are simply driving a wedge between them and yourself. When, by means of your soul and spirit, you learn to unite with all the souls and all the spirits on earth, when all that is best in you encounters all that is best in others, believe me, you will never feel lonely again.

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov was a Bulgarian philosopher, pedagogue, mystic, and esotericist. A leading 20th-century teacher of Western Esotericism in Europe, he was a disciple of Peter Deunov, the founder of the Universal White Brotherhood.

Humility Defined - Author Unknown

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

God fluister vir my - 'n aanhaling deur M.N. Hopkins

God fluister vir my van 'n naderende storm. Ek het gevra hoe hierdie ramp afgeweer kan word. Sy antwoord aan my was, Bekering van die Nasies.

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